VITAMINTESTING.COM: Test Your Vitamin Levels

Reservatrol, found in red wine, has been shown to potentially lengthen your life.  Since the initial research findings, this supplement has become very popular.  With prices approaching $80 a bottle, people are scooping up this supplement.  The claims are based on lab studies in which worms, fruit flies, fish, and mice did indeed enjoy longer, friskier lives after eating food [...]

Even if you buy vitamin supplements that are manufactured in the US, chances are that the ingredients came from China.  In fact, a majority of vitamins A, B12, C and E are made in China.  In fact, in less than a decade, China has captured 90 percent of the U.S. market for Vitamin C.
So, why be concerned?  [...]

According to a Tufts University review of evidence from a number of large-scale observational studies, multivitamin use may have a positive effect on the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but no impact on mortality. 
           

                     
Epidemiological Studies
Rimm et al. [1] first reported a significant reduction in coronary events with multivitamin use in their 14- year follow [...]

                     
An independent panel convened by the NIH Office of Medical Applications of Research and the Office of Dietary Supplements assessed the available evidence on the safety and effectiveness of multivitamin/minerals (MVMs).  Following two days of expert presentations, public discussion, and panel deliberations, the panel made recommendations regarding specific supplements but ultimately concluded that more rigorous [...]

According to Dr. George Obikoya, vitamins can help prevent disease in two main ways: By preventing vitamin deficiencies and through the health benefits attributable to specific vitamins. Take Vitamin A for example.  It’s important for our vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division and cell differentiation. It also helps maintain the surface linings of the eyes [...]